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Hysterical(1982)
Status: Released
Date: 1982-12-22
45%
17 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
It'll snap your mind.
Overview:
Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia, who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead husband, Captain Howdy. When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $6,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Cinema Group Ventures
Movie: Hysterical
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bill Hudson
Frederic Lansing
Mark Hudson
Dr. Paul Batton
Brett Hudson
Fritz Batton
Cindy Pickett
Kate
Richard Kiel
Captain James Howdy
Julie Newmar
Venetia
Robert Donner
Ralph
Murray Hamilton
The Mayor
Clint Walker
The Sheriff
Franklyn Ajaye
Leroy
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